City wall of Rothenburg"Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus" - "
Peace to those who enter, hail those who leave, " so it is
written at the Spitaltor (Spital Gate). A principle which still
applies to the inhabitants and visitors of the city. Matters were
handled especially peaceful behind the walls of the Spital quarter.

The imposing defense facilities at the Spital and Röder
gate served to keep away uninvited guests and impressively conveyed in
the age of nuclear weapons how well deterrence in the Middle Ages
worked.
Out of all the mediaeval city-fortifications, here unfolds the most
tremendous, self-contained and best-preserved cityscapes